Kevin Love (left thumb) will play for Cavs in Game 3 at Indiana

Kevin Love (left thumb) will play for Cavs in Game 3 at Indiana

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue says Kevin Love is good to go on Friday night.

Initially asked after the 100-97 win two nights beforehand, Lue answered quickly that Love was okay. At shootaround this morning, he doubled down on it.

“Yes sir,” he said regarding whether Love is good for Game 3.

When asked if it affects how he plays, Lue thought Cleveland was fortunate that it wasn’t his dominant hand.

“I mean it’s his left hand, so that’s a good sign for us,” Lue said. “At least it’s not his right hand, so we’ll see how he feels.”

In the fourth quarter of Game 2 where the All-Star big man trapped Victor Oladipo at half-court, Love deflected the ball and injured the same left hand that sidelined him earlier in the season. He did not return.

Oh no. Kevin Love may have hurt his left hand. He’s in a lot of pain (he broke the left hand earlier this year) pic.twitter.com/h0w62KujcS